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$5.2M Medicare fraud gets nurse 8 years in prison
Thu, 17 May 2012 02:32:23 GMT -
A judge has sentenced a Houston-area nurse to eight years and a month in prison after a jury convicted her of a $5.2 million Medicare fraud scheme.
Senate Democrats Reject House GOP Budget PlanWed, 16 May 2012 22:17:47 GMT -
Democrats controlling the Senate rejected for the second year in a row Wednesday a budget plan passed by House Republicans.
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NHS whistleblowers 'need hotline'
Thu, 17 May 2012 01:13:43 GMT -
Labour has called for a national whistleblowing hotline for NHS staff after data from health boards revealed only one instance of it in the last two years.
Fiduciary champion Hutcheson hit with more chargesWed, 16 May 2012 23:13:47 GMT -
The Labor Department filed suit Wednesday against well-known retirement plan fiduciary Matthew D. Hutcheson, alleging that he pilfered some $3.2 million from plan sponsors.
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Groups appeal air permit for Shell Arctic drilling
Thu, 17 May 2012 03:59:33 GMT -
Environmental and Alaska Native groups on Wednesday appealed an air permit granted by the Environmental Protection Agency to a Shell Oil drilling ship that could be used this summer in the Arctic Ocean off Alaska's northern shore.
East Allen Township pedestrian accident at Route 512 construction zone investigated by OSHAWed, 16 May 2012 23:50:10 GMT -
Pennsylvania State Police have not charged the 51-year-old man who they said backed up into a traffic control worker on a construction site last month.
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JPMorgan Slapped With Shareholder Suits Over $2B Trading Loss
Thu, 17 May 2012 01:35:29 GMT -
Staring down early probes from the Justice Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission over its $2 billion loss, JPMorgan this week was slapped with three shareholder lawsuits in a Manhattan federal court accusing it of downplaying the risk of a bungled trade and withholding information from investors.
FBI Opens JPMorgan InvestigationWed, 16 May 2012 21:21:10 GMT -
The director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation said Wednesday that the agency has opened an investigation into JPMorgan Chase, the nation's largest bank.